Confusion over complaints and ADR to continue, consumer panel chair predicts (LF)
Confusion over law firm complaints and the new European directive on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is set to continue, the chair of the legal services consumer panel has predicted.
New Land Registry data shows fall in transactions and price rises slowing (EAT)
The number of homes sold over the spring and early summer this year was down on 2014 while house price rises are running at their lowest since November 2013.
Judge tells SDT to review sanctions in tax avoidance case (LSG)
The High Court has told the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to look again at the sanctions it imposed on two solicitors involved in stamp duty avoidance schemes.
E-conveyancing (Veyo) venture names new chief (LSG)
The Law Society-backed joint venture developing the Veyo electronic conveyancing system has appointed a new chief executive with a brief to review and evaluate the product.
Seller said Riverside Cottage had never flooded…
Reassured by the former owner, retired army major John Bradshaw that the £470,000 detached property had never flooded, he and his wife happily moved in.
Online agency ‘funeral’ will mark end of traditional estate agency (EAT)
A three mile New Orleans-style funeral procession, complete with band, will process through Westminster, which is London’s borough with the most estate agents – 179.
Money laundering: RICS wants higher standards and self-regulation (EAT)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to see ‘minimum competency’ requirements for sales and letting agents to handle anti-money laundering issues, regulated by the industry itself.
Solicitor salary survey (SJ)
Legal recruiter BCL Legal surveyed the salaries of 600 solicitors from 250 regional and boutique, commercial firms.
Award winning Kent solicitors reaping the benefits of electronic file management (LSG)
Boys & Maughan Solicitors has contracted with Linetime to roll out Liberate Case Management to all its 90 staff. A long term user of Linetime for conveyancing matters, the firm […]
Brexit disproportionately harmful to legal services – Law Society research (LSG)
A British exit (Brexit) from the EU would cause legal services to be ‘disadvantaged disproportionately compared with the UK economy as a whole’, a study published by the Law Society […]
We’re seeing more gazumping, say conveyancers (PIE)
myhomemove, has confirmed a rise in gazumping, saying that just over a quarter of conveyancers have seen instances where a new buyer gazumped the original purchaser during June, July and […]
Brownfield Sites and the Housing Bill (IC)
The government is looking to use the Housing Bill to reduce the amount of legislation for the development of brownfield sites – arguing that legislation intended to protect both environment […]